Greenwood Cemetery Photographs

Thanksgiving Celebration

The fifth grade classes will be celebrating Thanksgiving in their classrooms on Wednesday, November 25th. We are looking for families who can bring in one or more of the following:

1. 1/4 lb sliced turkey (one per family)
2. mashed potatoes or sweet potatoes
3. 2 bottles apple or cranberry juice
4. 20 plates or forks or napkins
5. Corn (enough for 20 students)
6. Cups for juice (20)

Please let us know if you can help out, and Thanks so much!

Rock Stars!

305 and 307 were treated to a Rock Show on November 5th when Matthew and Steven Scafuri shared their musical talent and funny banter during Parents as Enrichment Partners. You were awesome!

Elizabeth Mann

Author Elizabeth Mann visited Classes 5-305, 5-306 and 5-307 on November 5th. She shared her inspirations, her writing notebook, and original illustrations from her book The Brooklyn Bridge.
She also answered lots of questions from our current and future story writers. Please check out the photos below, and learn more about Elizabeth Mann HERE!

Scenes from a Play

Please peruse some photographs of the AIS presentation of the Norse Myth "Loki and the Magic Hammer" from Friday, November 13th. The students worked hard to not only get into their roles, put to produce the props as well.

Greenwood Cemetery

Class 5-305, 5-306 and 5-307 will be traveling to the Greenwood Cemetery for a tour of some of their most historic monuments as well as a lesson in memorial symbolism. The trip forms should have come home - please join us if you're available. Click on the Google Calendar to see when your class goes.

To learn more about Greenwood Cemetery, click here.

Social Studies Test

Next Monday and Tuesday, November 16th and 17th, the 5th grade students will take the 5th Grade Social Studies Test, which asks multiple choice and document-based questions about social studies content from grades 3 and 4, as well as asks students to write a document based essay. We have been reviewing the test in class, but you can also review at home using the SS test prep links on the right hand side of this page (scroll down to the bottom!). Please make sure students get proper rest and breakfast for the testing days.

Parent Teacher Conferences

Yes, already! The parent-teacher conferences will be held next Tuesday, November 9th, from 1 pm - 3 pm and 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm. You will be receiving a form this week to sign up. Please let us know if your student has younger brothers or sisters, and we schedule their times close together.

Parents as Enrichment Partners

November's Parents as Enrichment Partners will be this Friday, November 6th, from 8:45 - 9:25 am. We will be playing Math games, and have special guests Steven and Matthew to sing for Mrs. Theodorakis and Ms. Fought's classes. It will be fantastic, so please join us!

Book Fair!

The Scholastic Book Fair is being held in the MMR beginning this Thursday, November 5th through next Thursday, November 12th. You can find all kinds of great books, crafts,posters, bookmarks, pens and erasers and more. Find out when your class will be visiting from your teacher.

Scholastic Book Orders

From Class 5-307 - The Scholastic Book Orders Online are now working!!! They weren't before, but after fixing some settings, you can order online. And each time you order online, we get a FREE book.

www.scholastic.com/bookclubs

User Name: MsFought

Password: bookorder

Boo Bash - This Friday!

Boo Bash

The Boo Bash is a Halloween festival, parade and dance-a-thon scheduled at the school on Friday evening, October 30th. Parade starts around 5:30 p.m.

The Boo Bash kicks off with a parade of children masquerading in costumes and marching outside around the school, followed by fun Halloween activities, craft making, dinner and treats and culminating in a wild D.J. rock'n dance-a-thon.

Picture Day is Friday!

Our class pictures will be taken this Friday, October 23rd, in the MMR. Forms went home with students about two weeks ago. If you need more forms, please let us know immediately. Otherwise, practice your smile!

Book Swap

The Cobble Hill Association is sponsoring a book swap on October 17th from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm at the Long Island College Hospital Sitting Park, Henry and Pacific Streets in Cobble Hill.

You can find great books at book swaps, stoop sales and used bookshops, like Babbo Books on PPW.

Another Middle School Forum!

According to the Brooklyn Courier, there will be a District 15 Middle School Principal's forum at New Voices, 330 18th Street (btw. 6th and 7th Avenues) on October 15th from 7 - 9 p.m.

For more informations, email cec15@schools.nyc.gov. or call 718-935-4267.

The Mannahatta Project

What was Manhattan like 400 years ago when Henry Hudson gazed upon it on his exploration?

View the Mannahatta Project map - a map that shows what Manhattan probably looked like back than. It was created using 3-D modeling by scientists based on the geography and landscape of our city.

Visit the Mannahatta project.

Middle School Stuff

Middle School information went out to 5th graders this week - please check folders and bookbags. You'll find weblinks to local middle schools, as well as those in NYC.

Here is info about the District 15 Middle School Fair:

Thursday, October 22, 2009
5:30 - 7:30 pm
MS 88
544 7th Avenue

Curriculum Night at PS 154

Our school's curriculum night will be next Wednesday, September 30th, from 5:30 - 7:25 p.m. (a note went home today with students!). Curriculum night is a chance to find out more about what your child will be learning and doing throughout the school year. There will be two sessions, so that parents with children in multiple grades can attend more than one session.

The schedule is:
5:30 -6:00 Meet and Greet in MMR
6:00- 6:40 Session One (In Classrooms)
6:45 - 7:25 Session Two (In Classrooms)

We hope to see you there!

Class Parents for 5th Grade

We are currently looking for volunteers to be class parents for the 5th grade. If you are interested, please talk to your child's teacher.

Thanks!

Green Workshops for Kids

Green Brooklyn - Green City 2009

The Council on the Environment of NYC is holding a Green Brooklyn Fair this upcoming Thursday at Brooklyn Borough Hall. This event is FREE, and includes a greenmarket, recycled art making and interactive booths featuring ways NYC is becoming a more sustainable community.

Thursday, September 24, 2009
Brooklyn Borough Hall
209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn
Opening remarks at 11:30am, fair 12pm-6pm

Free and open to the public!

40 interactive exhibitor booths featuring hands-on activities for kids and adults alike!

Workshop Line-Up

State of the Climate: 12pm-1pm

Green Your Business: 1:30pm-2:30pm

Local vs. Organic: 3pm-4pm

For more information visit CENYC.com